Clock-stand



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No. 268,89 0. Patented Dec. 12, 1882.

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OLOUK STAND;

No. 268.890. Patented Dec. 12. I882.

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CLOCK STAND. I No. 268,890. Patented Dec.12, 1882,.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLOCK- STAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 268,890, dated December12, 1882.

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or oflice clock with ink-wells that has a small.

base, and thereby presents a neat appearance and is very compact inform; second, to attach a pen-rack and pen-wiper holder to said base ina very compact and convenient form and of neat appearance; third, to somount the call-bell, upright, and clock that the gong of the call-bellmay also answer for the alarmbell in case an alarm-clock is attached tothe upright; and, fourth, to so mount the clock that it may be turnedover, back uppermost, for the purpose of winding, and thereby render itunnecessary to move the clock-base and ink-wells, so that there is nodanger of slopping over the ink, as there is in ordinary inkwell clocksthat have to be moved for winding. I attain these objects by themechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in

' which-- Figure l is a front elevation; Fig. 2, a plan view; Fig. 3, arear elevation on a reduced scale, and Fig. 4c a side elevation.

Atlesignates the base; B, the upright, which rises from the back part ofsaid base; (1, the swinging frame, in which the clock D ismounted; E,the ink-well or other receptacle supporting frames or holders, which areattached by screws or rivets to the two lower corners of the upright;F,an ordinaryeall-bell, mounted upon the middle portion of the base; andG, the pen-wiper holder, supported on arms a, which arms are attached tothe under side of the base, and, projecting forward therefrom, form apen-rack.

The parts may be of any pleasing design, and the clock may be of anyordinary kind, either with or without an alarm.

The ink-well holders E may be made to conform to any desired form ofink-well, either square, hexagonal, or octagonal, and they are securedto depending arms of the upright, as shown most clearly in Fig. 3. Theyproject beyond the base upon each side and are just above it, and thereis no part which projects sidewi'se beyond these frames.

' The pen-wiper holder Gr may be of any de sired design to hold a spongeor other penwiper, and I prefer to make it open on the lower side; butit may, if desired, be made in the form of a pair ofjaws and attached inthe position shown. By supporting it by the two arms a c said arms, inconnection with the front side of the base, form a neat pen-rack forholding several pens and pencils, which penrack is in such a position asnot to be in the way.

The call-bell F is mounted between the inkwell holders and mainly infront of the upright B. The lower end of the upright has an opeir ing,through which one side of the bell projects to the rear, as shown inFigs. 3 and 4. When an alarm or a striking clock is supported on theupright the hammer I) may project downward through a slot in theclock-case, and stand in such a position as to strike upon the outsideof the gong ot' the call-bell F when the hammer operates, thus makingone bell answer a double purpose, and also I dispense with a specialbell for the clock which it is often inconvenient to attach, andsometimes is so attached as to present an awkward appearance.

The frame 0, in which the clock D is placed, is hung upon pivots,preferably screws 0, and the frame is provided with stop-lugs d, which,by coming in contact with the back of the upright, stop the frame in thedesired position, preferably with the front face of the frame standingback a little, as shown. The frame 0, above the pivots or screws 0 c, iswidened out to form wings g g, to cover the upper ends of the upright,as shown in Fig. 1. \Vhen itis desired to wind the clock the frame 0 isswung forward on its pivots until the wings g g come in contact with thefront of the uprights and stop the clock in the position indicated bybroken lines in Fig. 4:, when it may be conveniently wound by a'personin front of the clock, the clock of course being of the style whichwinds at the back. \Vereit not for the swinging frame 0, the clock wouldordinarily be turned about with the back to the person who is to windit, which act in an ink-well clock would be liable to slop over the ink,and in any case it is more convenient to swing the clock on the framethan it is to move it bodily, base and all. The Whole arrangement isSLll'll as to bring the several parts into a very neat and r-ompaet formwithout rendering them inconvenient to use.

I claim as my invention- 1. The improved clock-stand, consisting of thebase A, call-bell F, mounted on said base, the upright extending upwardfrom the base in rear of the center of said bell, also having an openingopposite the bell, and adapted to receive and support a clock Whosehammer ex- GEORGE HILLS.

lVitnesses:

R. U. USHER, E. N. PIERCE.

